[GLLUG] content filtering

[Karl Schuttler]

Dansguardian isn't completely out of the way; there is a build for
 openwrt that will do it. (Openwrt is another distribution for the
 linksys routers which is a bit more powerful than ddwrt. Lacking a web
 interface, it saves a lot of memory by not having an http server).
 http://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?pid=48720

 You might be interested in Packet Protector (packetprotector.org),
 which is a openwrt-based firmware with security features in mind, with
 dansguardian built in.

 OpenDNS does a decent job. Usually there are workarounds for
 filtering, anyway (ie, a proxy server).


 Karl



 On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 2:16 PM, Michael George <george at idealso.com> wrote:
 > It's time I get more serious about content filtering at home, now that my
 >  kids are able to get online.
 >
 >  I know there is the dansguardian/squid proxy filter, but I don't want to
 >  jump immediately to an approach that requires another computer.  I use
 >  LTSP for myself and for the kids, so we're all on the same system
 >  (therefore I can't just use mine as the proxy server).
 >
 >  I've heard of OpenDNS for DNS-level filtering, but I'm not sure if that
 >  will have some loopholes that I hadn't though of...
 >
 >  I should have thought ahead more when I got my router.  I put in a Linksys
 >  WRT54GL running dd-wrt just recently.  I'm happy with it so far, and it
 >  will facilitate a transparent proxy, but it doesn't implement one.  Since
 >  I only use it for basic router and firewall tasks, it would be nice to
 >  have a content filtering proxy built into it.
 >
 >  Anyone here have opinions/advice?  Thanks!
 >
 >  -Michael George
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